Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia

Andrés F. García; Brittany Damron

doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2952

Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia

Autores/as

Andrés F. García UFRJ
Brittany Damron

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2952

Palabras clave:

Harvestmen, Laniatores, Ovipositor, Central America, SEM

Resumen

Meterginus Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 is a Neotropical genus of harvestmen with 17 known species. In this work we present a redescription of Meterginus basalis Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 (type species of the genus) including the
first scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the male genital. Additionally, images of the female ovipositor and a map with the distribution of Meterginus in Central America are given.